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Squier II Precision

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sjperry54

Feb 8, 2012
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Hey all... This is my first post here. I'm sure this has probably been covered here many times, but I suck at searches and haven't been able to find the info I want. I'm looking at a Squier II Precision. It seems that I heard somewhere that the bodies on these were plywood. True? or are they solid wood.

Thanks,

Steve Perry
 
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I suppose the mitigating factors are playability, price and appearance. If it looks to be in exc. cond. to mint, and the price is right, it would be very much worth it. Plywood, or "laminate hardwood" in body construction is not always an issue, from what I gleaned from other forums. Slightly off topic: a lot of bass necks today, for example, are laminates made up of maple combined with other hard woods, there's love and hate on those, too.

Just curious, how much is the seller asking?
 
#4
The Squier II is an interesting breed, I have a SQ II Strat and it is really a nice playing instrument. The body is laminated rather than plywood, but unless you are looking for higher end bass it shouldn't matter. I dunno about p-ups and tuners on the basses(the tuners were replaced on my Strat when I got it). I would definitely rank them above the Affinity series, Get a good set of strings and have it set up properly.

IIRC, most SQ II's were made in the late 80's in Korea by either Sammick or another company for Fender/Squier. :cool:
 
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sjperry54 said:
Hey all... This is my first post here. I'm sure this has probably been covered here many times, but I suck at searches and haven't been able to find the info I want. I'm looking at a Squier II Precision. It seems that I heard somewhere that the bodies on these were plywood. True? or are they solid wood.

Thanks,

Steve Perry
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Hello Mr. Perry,

I'd like to start by saying how much I enjoyed your work with Journey. :hiding:

On a serious note, these basses usually have really nice necks and the plywood body doesn't really affect the P-ness of their sound. If the price is right you won't be disappointed.
 
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I have a Squier II Jazz that I have torn apart and put back together a couple of times. The neck was great, but the fret wire was pretty soft and wore pretty quickly. The truss rod finally went kaput and I put a Mighty Mite neck on. The plywood body is on the heavy side, but this has always been a nice sounding/playing bass. Honestly, don't let plywood frighten you.
 
#7
Thanks for the replies. First, I should have said laminate instead of plywood. I come from the Tele side of things and those guys get bent out of shape when it comes to anything that isn't solid. I think I'll probably go for this P. It's got new strings and a setup. The electronics have been updated with CTS pots and a Switchcraft jack. The pics he sent are a little fuzzy, but I'm pretty sure the tuners are Schallers. The body has a bunch of dings and dents, but it's all honest player wear. All for $100. I don't think I can go too wrong with that.:cool:

Steve "No, not the guy from Journey" Perry
 

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